Slot machine displaying count of symbols determining prize and control method thereof
View Patent ↗A slot machine comprising a display and a controller programmed to execute processing of: (A) variably displaying a plurality of symbols on the display, and then stop-displaying the symbols; (B) determining a prize based on the number of the symbols of respective types stop-displayed on the display; and (C) displaying sequence numbers on each of the plurality of symbols of the type corresponding to the prize determined in the processing (B).
1. A slot machine comprising:
a display, and
a controller programmed to execute processing of:
(A) variably displaying a plurality of symbols on said display, and then stop-displaying the symbols;
(B) determining a prize having a payout amount when a predetermined number of symbols of a same type are stop-displayed on said display, wherein the payout amount of the prize is increased as the number of symbols of the same type is increased; and
(C) when the prize is determined, sequentially displaying sequence numbers one by one as time elapses at positions on the display where the symbols of the same type have been displayed.
2. The slot machine of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of symbols is displayed on a plurality of reels on the display; and
the sequence numbers are displayed on a reel-by-reel basis.
3. The slot machine of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of symbols is displayed on a plurality of reels scrolled in a direction on the display; and
when one of the reels contains a plurality of the symbols of the same type, the sequence numbers are displayed according to the direction in which the reels are scrolled.
4. A slot machine comprising:
a display, and
a controller programmed to execute processing of:
(A) variably displaying a plurality of symbols on said display, and then stop-displaying the symbols;
(B) determining a prize having a payout amount when a predetermined number of symbols of a same type are stop-displayed on said display, wherein the payout amount of the prize is increased as the number of symbols of the same type is increased; and
(C) when the prize is determined, sequentially displaying sequence numbers in ascending order one by one as time elapses at positions on the display where the symbols of the same type have been displayed.
5. The slot machine of claim 4 , wherein:
the plurality of symbols is displayed on a plurality of reels on the display; and
the sequence numbers are displayed on a reel-by-reel basis.
6. The slot machine of claim 4 , wherein:
the plurality of symbols is displayed on a plurality of reels scrolled in a direction on the display; and
when one of the reels contains a plurality of the symbols of the same type, the sequence numbers are displayed according to the direction in which the reels are scrolled.
7. A controlling method of a slot machine comprising the steps of:
(A) variably displaying a plurality of symbols on a display, and then stop-displaying the symbols;
(B) determining a prize having a payout amount when a predetermined number of symbols of a same type are stop-displayed on said display, wherein the payout amount of the prize is increased as the number of symbols of the same type is increased; and
(C) when the prize is determined, sequentially displaying sequence numbers one by one as time elapses at positions on the display where the symbols of the same type have been displayed.
8. The controlling method of claim 7 , wherein:
the plurality of symbols is displayed on a plurality of reels on the display; and
the sequence numbers are displayed on a reel-by-reel basis.
9. The controlling method of claim 7 , wherein:
the plurality of symbols is displayed on a plurality of reels scrolled in a direction on the display; and
when one of the reels contains a plurality of the symbols of the same type, the sequence numbers are displayed according to the direction in which the reels are scrolled.
10. A controlling method of a slot machine comprising the steps of:
(A) variably displaying a plurality of symbols to a display, and then stop-displaying the symbols;
(B) determining a prize having a payout amount when a predetermined number of symbols of a same type are stop-displayed on said display, wherein the payout amount of the prize is increased as the number of symbols of the same type is increased; and
(C) when the prize is determined, sequentially displaying sequence numbers in ascending order one by one as time elapses at positions on the display where the symbols of the same type have been displayed.
11. The controlling method of claim 10 , wherein:
the plurality of symbols is displayed on a plurality of reels on the display; and
the sequence numbers are displayed on a reel-by-reel basis.
12. The controlling method of claim 10 , wherein:
the plurality of symbols is displayed on a plurality of reels scrolled in a direction on the display; and
when one of the reels contains a plurality of the symbols of the same type, the sequence numbers are displayed according to the direction in which the reels are scrolled.